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Minimum Male roles = 1. Minimum Female roles = 1. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. The work is divided into three pieces, each for 1M, 1F. In theory the same pair of actors could play the roles in all three - one member of the couple in the first part appears in each of the succeeding parts.

Run Time

Around 40 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

None.

Style

A sort of triptych for the stage. Three linked short plays, with minimal sets - essentially three stage blocks and a few props.

Synopsis

The story goes that Ernest Hemingway was challenged to write a novel in six words. His response was 'For sale - baby shoes, never worn.' Damian Trasler takes each part of that phrase as the starting point of a short play - three stories in the life of a young couple, not necessarily going in the direction you might expect.

New York Market Researcher Ted has gathered a small disparate group of women together, to discuss their reactions to a proposed advertisement for frozen fish sticks. The conversations soon turn to other matters - as the ladies establish unexpected bonds.

Katherine and her husband Robert are apprehensive about the forthcoming visit of Katherine's sister Margaret, who has a psychological problem which may cause difficulties for them. Tension rises inexorably - as their worst fears are met.

Janet is trying to persuade her mother Ivy, who is suffering from the first stages of Alzheimer's, to come and live with her. Janet's concerns are increased when she hears about a con man operating in the area. Ivy refuses to consider her daughter's request, stating that her late husband Harry will protect her. Janet responds by saying to her mother, 'He can’t look after you if he's not here'... but can he?

Cantankerous pensioner Jean always spends Christmas with her son John and his wife Sheila. The mutual dislike between Sheila and Jean constantly bubbles under the surface and is reflected in the presents they give each other. Everything threatens to boil over after an incident involving sixpences in the Christmas pudding (and a toenail in the Bombay mix). Fortunately for Sheila, their daughter Laura comes to the rescue. The play features the same characters as You Won't Know I'm Here - though works perfectly well as a standalone piece.

Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 3. Minimum total with doubling = 3. Minimum total without doubling = 4. No chorus. Characters are four women one of whom appears at the start, another at the end (giving room for doubling).

Run Time

Around 20 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

None.

Style

One-act drama.

Synopsis

When Chris's happy life is devastated by the accidental death of her beloved Husband, she feels that it has turned into a nightmare. Sara, her good friend tries to convince her that given time, things will improve, but is she correct, or, with the arrival of Maria, is the nightmare just beginning?

Simon and Caroline's plans to renovate and resell an old house are thwarted by elderly sitting tenant, Dorothy. Assuming that the old lady will soon pass away they proceed, only to find that Dorothy is far from death's door. The only solution seems to be to hasten her death by nefarious means, but Dorothy is up to the challenge.

Minimum Male roles = 0. Minimum Female roles = 0. Minimum total with doubling = 2. Minimum total without doubling = 5. No chorus. The script is structured so that the five characters can be played by two actors. The characters are inanimate objects, so gender is flexible, though the script assumes, for some reason, that the beer can is male and the perfume box is female!

Run Time

Around 60 minutes. [Estimated!]

Music

Piano and vocal scores for eight original songs are supplied with the Producer's copy of the script.

Style

One-act musical for a small cast (designed to be played by an adult touring company to school audiences)

Synopsis

Life on an overspill rubbish dump takes a philosophical turn, with items of garbage asking 'why are we here?' - and making a song and dance about it!

The following additional items are available (at extra cost) to go with this script:** A 'backing track CD' with arrangements of songs from the show** Soundtrack CD - vocal performances of songs from the show